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Leaked documents, takeovers and bankruptcy: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

Apr 4, 2016, 22:33 IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto following their talks at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, in this March 22, 2016 file photoReuters

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An obscure law firm in Central America is the source of what's being called the largest information leak in history.

Emails and documents reveal how the world's richest and most powerful, from Vladimir Putin to the prime minister of Iceland, hide their business dealings using offshore tax havens and shell companies.

This is a great primer on the Panama Papers, and what is included in the leak from law firm Mossack Fonseca. Here is the latest on the reaction to the leak so far:

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Elsewhere, Alaska Air has outbid JetBlue for Virgin America, and it will buy the company for $2.6 billion. Virgin founder Richard Branson expressed his disappointment in the sale, saying there was nothing he could do to prevent it.

SunEdison, the solar-energy manufacturing firm, is nearing bankruptcy. Businesses ranging from Silicon Valley venture capitalists to a small Massachusetts solar installer say they are owed money. Here is how the company fell to its knees.

One of the best signals in the stock market is saying it may be time to sell, and a company invented a piece of tech to more accurately predict when you'll die.

Here is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on why you'll love Cortana, how cars are like data centers, and what's spurring all these global startups.

And here is a bucket of cold water for those who are bullish about stocks.

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Here are the top Wall Street headlines at midday:

Wall Street can't seem to see through Lululemon - Lululemon is not the growth story it seems to be.

One of the victims in Andrew Caspersen's alleged $95 million fraud was his Princeton classmate - James H. McIntyre of Moore Capital Management has been identified as the hedge fund employee duped in an alleged $95 million fraud.

This map from Deutsche Bank shows the winners and losers from the oil slump - For oil-producing countries, the days of asking for $100 a barrel seem to be over.

There are signs of life emerging from the world's economic 'canary in the coal mine' - The world's economic "canary in the coal mine" is still weak, but it seems to be showing signs of improvement.

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HILLARY: Corporate America is obsessed with 'quarterly capitalism' - here's how I'd change that - Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton thinks that corporate America has a vision problem.

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